On Tue, 2004-09-14 at 16:42, Joshua Boyd wrote:
> > I'm wondering - is the O2 camera a worthwhile item? I guess it plugs
> > into the O2 and provides a "web cam" with minimal
> > configuration/effort, correct? Is it reasonable for "novelty" uses
> > (i.e. "warehouse cam")?
>> The O2 camera requires the AV module instead of just the audio module.
> If you have a use for a web cam, then the O2 Camera can be a cheap, but
> average option.
>> I don't know what you mean by minimal configuration. I haven't tried it
> with my O2,but my understanding is that you just plug it in, and write a
> simple script. I'm not sure what command to use to grab the frame. I
> think you could do something really inefficient with dmrecord, but I'm
> pretty sure there is an example .c file out there somewhere that can be
> compiled to capture a single frame more efficiently.
$ vidtomem -f pic -z 1/2
$ imgcopy -fjfif pic-00000.rgb pic.jpg
At least, that's what I do on my Indy.
Cheers,
Caleb Shay
caleb at webninja.com